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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 28

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 95▲ 4 vs year ago 217 · +1.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 14▲ 13 vs year ago 41 · +31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 15 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.35/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −112.59 against this barn's trailing median of $395.94.

Average price

$283.35

8 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.94

vs SC average

−65.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	295.00	1,708	5thin
Medium and Large 2	554	263.94	1,461	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.06/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

283.35

—

SC average4 barns · 39 hd

310.29

−26.94

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−65.31

This barn, trailing median9 sales

395.94

−112.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $447.89, low $342.29, median $395.94 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,556	155.59	2,421	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	140.66	2,009	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	133.80	1,577	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	114.33	1,131	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,384	$2,083	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,319	$1,860	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	962	$1,145	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$898	2thin

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,216	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	396.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,428	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,640	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,129	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	260.91/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,495	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,708	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,830	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	247.50/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,683	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	795	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,729	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	330.74/cwt	322.50–335.00	953	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	322.33/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,041	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	363	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	889	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,055	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,348	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	183.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	871	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	479	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,077	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	280.65/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,434	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	256.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,317	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	527	220.16/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,160	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	959	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	253.76/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,444	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,247	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	688	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,359	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,053	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	400.24/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,129	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	341	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	810	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,412	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	284.12/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,060	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,355	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	332.31/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,555	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	292.62/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,413	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	253.44/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,465	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	251.89/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,678	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,624	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	152.71/cwt	142.50–158.00	2,176	8
Bulls	—	—	2,080	167.11/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,476	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	97.06/cwt	90.00–110.00	791	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,324	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	122.80/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,330	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	138.97/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,701	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	140.66/cwt	134.00–149.00	2,009	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	940	947.87/head	900.00–1,025.00	948	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,441.90/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,442	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	1,860.12/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,860	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	2,124.60/head	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,125	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	800	898.47/head	897.00–900.00	898	2

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Jan 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 95Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 14Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 15

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	573	252.50–270.00	260.91
2	650–700	680	242.50–252.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	360	390.00–400.00	396.72
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	472	347.50	347.50
5	550–600	579	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	795	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	656	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	180.00	180.00
3	450–500	475	180.00–190.00	183.37
2	500–550	533	180.00	180.00
2	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	285.27
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	513	250.00–260.00	256.69
4	550–600	569	250.00–255.00	253.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
7	350–400	363	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	479	220.00–230.00	224.91
3	500–550	527	210.00–230.00	220.16
2	550–600	580	200.00–230.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	688	195.00–200.00	197.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	288	322.50–335.00	330.74
4	300–350	323	310.00–335.00	322.33
2	400–450	428	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	511	280.00–282.50	280.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	390	345.00–350.00	347.53
1	400–450	420	332.50	332.50
3	450–500	468	317.50–340.00	332.31
5	550–600	578	242.50–257.50	253.44
5	650–700	666	242.50–257.50	251.89
1	700–750	730	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	237.50	237.50
6	350–400	373	280.00–285.00	284.12
2	450–500	483	285.00–300.00	292.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
6	250–300	282	380.00–405.00	400.24
2	350–400	353	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,319	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,860.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,391	2,050.00–2,225.00	2,124.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	900.00–1,025.00	947.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,441.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	897.00–900.00	898.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,425	142.50–158.00	152.71
2	—	2,080	165.00–169.00	167.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,224	131.00–151.00	138.97
8	—	1,083	105.00–129.00	122.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,077	121.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	815	90.00–110.00	97.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	134.00–149.00	140.66

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.